Overview
- Princess Anne laid a wreath at the Victoria Police Memorial in Melbourne and met the families of Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart.
- The ceremony at Kings Domain was attended by Premier Jacinta Allan, Governor Margaret Gardner, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush and Police Minister Anthony Carbines.
- Thompson and de Waart-Hottart were killed on August 26 while serving a warrant at Dezi Freeman’s property in Porepunkah, and a third officer was seriously injured.
- The search for Freeman remains ongoing with a $1 million reward for information and extensive operations centered on the Mount Buffalo area.
- Police recently carried out firearms testing near Freeman’s property to pinpoint a single gunshot reported after the killings, while the Princess continues a four-day RACS centenary tour and is scheduled to leave Australia on Tuesday.